Northmavine — NORTHMAVINE, a parish, in the Mainland district, county of Shetland, 30 miles (N. W. by N.) from Lerwick; containing, with the hamlet of Hillswick, 2504 inhabitants. This is a peninsula of nearly triangular form, joined to the remaining… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Список Шетландских островов — Шетландский архипелаг … Википедия
List of Shetland islands — This is a list of Shetland islands in Scotland. The Shetland archipelago is located 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of mainland Scotland and the capital Lerwick is almost equidistant from Bergen in Norway and Aberdeen in Scotland. The Shetland… … Wikipedia
Papa Stour — Infobox Scottish island GridReference=HU169607 celtic name= norse name= Papey Stóra meaning of name= Norse for big island of the papar area=828 ha area rank=52 highest elevation= Virda Field 87 m Population=23 population rank=62 main… … Wikipedia
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Hyskeir — The Island in 1892.[1] Not to be confused with the Monach Islands also known as Heisker , or Haskeir. Hyskeir (Scottish Gaelic: Òigh sgeir) or Heyskeir is a low lying rocky islet in the In … Wikipedia
Список островов Шотландии — Карта Внешних и Внутренних Гебрид Этот список содержит перечисление морских и пресноводных островов Шотландии (континентальная часть которой является частью острова Великобритания). Помимо того, в список включены связанные с рас … Википедия
Selkie — Selkies (also known as silkies or selchies) are creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish mythology.They can transform themselves from seals to humans. The legend apparently originated on the Orkney Islands, where selch or selk ( … Wikipedia
ballad — balladic /beuh lad ik/, adj. balladlike, adj. /bal euhd/, n. 1. any light, simple song, esp. one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. 2. a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in… … Universalium
Ballad — A ballad is a poem usually set to music; thus, it often is a story told in a song. Any myth form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form. It usually has foreshortened, alternating four stress lines (… … Wikipedia